Bonfire night recipe book

by Nevo Nakdimon

Joined Nov 2024
Published Books 1

Chocolate apples

Ingredients:

200g milk chocolate
finely chopped
4 small eating apples

To decorate

sugar strands
finely chopped nuts, sprinkles, honeycomb pieces
50g of each white and dark chocolate
chopped (optional)

You will also need

4 skewers
wooden chopsticks or large lolly sticks

How to make:

Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of just simmering water, being careful that the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Stir frequently for 10 mins until completely melted, smooth and shiny. Remove from the heat. Alternatively, heat the chocolate in short bursts in the microwave, stirring between each burst, until melted.

Put the apples in a heatproof bowl and pour over boiling water from the kettle. Drain carefully, and wash under hot water to remove any residual wax on the skin. This helps the chocolate stick better. Pat dry with kitchen paper, remove the stalks and push a lolly stick or skewer in its place.

Line a baking tray or large board with baking parchment. Hold the apples by their sticks and dunk into the melted chocolate. Use a spoon to coat the tops of the apples if you like. Once the apples are completely coated, hold over the bowl for a few seconds for excess chocolate to drip back into it, then place, stick pointing up, onto the prepared tray. Leave to set for a minute or two.

Tip the decorations into separate bowls. When the chocolate on the apples is just starting to set but not fully firm, sprinkle the decorations onto the apples. Hold them on their side and rotate using the stick to completely cover. Place back on the tray and leave until completely set.

If using the white and dark chocolate to decorate, heat each separately, as you did the milk chocolate in step 1, then leave to cool slightly. Melt the dark chocolate first, then when the chocolate apples are set hard, use a teaspoon to drizzle this over them, again holding the stick so the apple is on its side and rotating the apple. Have a sheet of baking parchment underneath to catch any drips. Place back on the tray and leave to set, then repeat the process using the white chocolate. Will keep in an airtight container in a cool place for two days.

Honey-mustard hot dogs

Ingredients:

50g emmental
grated
50g cheddar
grated
3 tsp wholegrain mustard
1 tbsp honey
4 sausages
4 brioche hot dog buns

How to make:

Combine the emmental, cheddar, mustard and honey. Cook the sausages following pack instructions. Heat the grill to high. Split the hot dog buns, fill each with a sausage and top with the cheese mixture. Put the hot dogs onto a baking sheet and grill for 1-2 mins or until the cheese has melted.

Sticky chocolate pudding with marshmallows

Ingredients:

140g butter
melted, plus extra for the dish
375g self-raising flour
175g caster sugar
2 teaspoons of baking powder
6 tablespoons of cocoa powder
350ml milk
3 eggs
beaten
1 teaspoons of vanilla extract
single cream or vanilla
ice cream, to serve

For the topping

450g light muscovado sugar
7 tablespoons of cocoa powder
2 large handfuls of marshmallows

How to make:

Butter a large baking dish (about 2-3 litres in size). Sift the flour, ½ tsp salt, caster sugar, baking powder and 6 tbsp cocoa powder into a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, melted butter, eggs and vanilla. Mix the dry and wet ingredients together, then pour into the baking dish. This can be covered with cling film and chilled for up to 24 hrs.

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and boil the kettle. Take the pudding out of the fridge and uncover, if necessary. Sprinkle the muscovado sugar and cocoa evenly over the pudding, then pour 700ml boiling water over the top.

Bake for 35-45 mins until the pudding is puffy and firm in the centre. Scatter over the marshmallows and return to the oven for 30-second intervals until they are just melting. Serve straight away – it will be hot – with cream or ice cream.

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